Teaching Learning to
Read in English
Through
FULLER
TECHNIQUE
Teaching Learning to Read in English Through
FULLER TECHNIQUE
• The fuller is the combination of the alphabet,
phonics and whole methods of teaching word
recognition.
• The technique requires that the beginning reader
should have first the following:
• Mastery of the names and shapes of the letters of
the alphabet. The child can identify which letters are
vowels and which letters are consonants.
• Adequate vocabulary so that the words used in the
Fuller lessons will have meaning for him
How to Use the Fuller Lesson
1. Teach the name and form of each
letter in the English alphabet.
2.Teach the regular sounds of the
consonants that follows:
•m s l f t h c r n b g d j w v z y
How to Use the Fuller Lesson
• Consonants k, x and q are not in the above list.
•X is a final sound in all beginning reading words
(eg: mix, fix, six, ax)
•K has the same sound as the regular sound of c.
The beginning readers are almost often confused
when the sound of k is introduced
•Q is not introduced this early because this confuses
the child with the sound of c. There are no
beginning reading words that start with Q and it is
always followed by U (eg: queen, quilt, quiz)
How to Use the Fuller Lesson
•The regular sound of c (k) and g
(as in go) are taught.
•Introduce pictures that begin with
the target sound (vocabulary
building)
•Focus the attention on the
beginning sound of the pictures
How to Use the Fuller Lesson
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Produce the beginning sound.
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Ask for other things/words that begin with the same sound/letter ’
Show the letter that represents the sound.
Practice writing the letter (while sounding it) in the air, on the floor,
etc
3. Introduce blending of sounds by families (those having similar
endings.
The Short e Word Family
get
jet
net
let
den
hen
men
ten
beg
leg
bed
bell
fed
fell
peg
red
sell
egg
wed
tell
How to Use the Fuller Lesson
• 4. Mastered families of words can later be
combined to form phrases, sentences and
possibly short stories.
• Introduce some sight words, which will help
children in reading the phrases, such as is, are,
the, has, in, on……
• Introduce phrases such as: in the net, the wet jet,
has a pet, gets the pet
• Introduce sentences, Ex. The vet has a pet.
Sequence of Word Families
•1. Short vowel words in consonantvowel-consonant (cvc) pattern.
• Short /e/ as in pen
• Short /a/ as in bat
• Short /i/ as in pin
• Short /o/ as in top
• Short /u/ as in sun
Sequence of Word Families
•2. Consonant Blends
•Initial blends: cl as in class, cr
as in crab
•Final blends: nt as in bent, st
as in nest, lt as in belt
Sequence of Word Families
•3. Consonant
Diagraphs
•Ch as in chin, catch
•Sh as in ship, fish
Sequence of Word Families
•4. Long Vowel Words
(ending in silent e)
-long a as in bake
-Long i as in hide
-Long o as in hose
-Long u as in cube
Sequence of Word Families
•5. Words with vowel diphthongs
• oi as in oil
• oy as in toy
• au as in taught
• aw as in saw
• ou as in out
• ow as in how
Sequence of Word Families
•5. Words with Vowel Diagraphs
• oa as in goat
• ee as in sheep
• ea as in beat
• ai as in pail
• ay as in bay
Sequence of Word Families
•5. Words with Vowel Diagraphs
Homonyms
-see, sea
- male, mail
-meet, meat
- sale, sail
-heel, heal
- tale, tail
-steel, steal
- pale, pail
-peek, peak
- pane, pain